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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is J.P.'s emotional state at the beginning of the story?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Scared.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Angry.

2. How many children does the narrator have?
(a) One son.
(b) None.
(c) One daughter.
(d) Two.

3. What landscapes are mentioned throughout the story?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Rivers and streams.
(c) Hills and valleys.
(d) Forests.

4. What do J.P. and the narrator drink on the porch on the morning of New Year's Day?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Juice.
(c) Coke.
(d) Tea.

5. Why does the proprietor suggest the narrator stay longer at the facility this time?
(a) The facility needs money.
(b) The holidays are hard.
(c) The narrator needs a rest.
(d) The narrator looks bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story, what is the chimney a metaphor for?

2. What is the result of J.P.'s arrest?

3. What word does J.P. use to describe how the facility's proprietor makes him feel?

4. What is the last line of the story?

5. When the narrator meets J.P.'s wife, what does he notice about her hands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tiny represent?

2. Give of an example of how the narrator practices avoidance.

3. Why does the proprietor recommend "The Call of the Wild" to J.P. and the narrator?

4. What is the significance of Christmas in the story?

5. How does the story show the progression of alcoholism?

6. Is Frank Martin an alcoholic?

7. Why is the narrator's girlfriend's son "mouthy"?

8. Give an example of a character in the story thinking fatalistically.

9. How is friendship presented in the story?

10. Give an example of a character feeling stigmatized.

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